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Recent Examples of bottomland
The Parkers were one of the first families to occupy the bottomland near the north bank of the Trinity River before the Johnson family founded Mosier Valley, according to Pointer.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
As one of the largest intact stretches of old-growth bottomland hardwood forests, Congaree National Park is marvelous in any season.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
Mike was in a bottomland tree stand ahead of us, near the edge of the property.
—Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
This daily scramble across 2,500 acres of flat, muddy bottomlands is now routine for one of America’s northernmost commercial rice farmers.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
As one of the largest intact stretches of old-growth bottomland hardwood forests, Congaree National Park is marvelous in any season.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
Mike was in a bottomland tree stand ahead of us, near the edge of the property.
—Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
This daily scramble across 2,500 acres of flat, muddy bottomlands is now routine for one of America’s northernmost commercial rice farmers.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottomland
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These king cobras prefer the cool, rainy montane forests along Goa’s eastern border, not the dry, lowland western part of the state, says study co-author Hinrich Kaiser, a herpetologist at Victor Valley College in California.—
Richard Kemeny,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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Because many rivers and streams were already running high and the soil was already saturated, the water tore through lowland communities.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
13 Dec. 2025
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Natural phenomena and animal science Five miles east of town, the University of California’s Hopland Research and Extension Center spans 5,300 acres of oak woodland, grassland, chaparral and riparian habitat, operating since 1951.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The region’s mix of prairie and dense brush made the habitat a jaguar’s paradise.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Since the end of his playing days, Griffey has embraced photography, taking pictures from the African savanna to the Masters Tournament in Georgia.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Plant seeds in cells or flats 1/4 -inch deep in a soilless starter mix.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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Lucky for me, Nordstrom’s sale section is teeming with discounts on transitional and warm-weather fashion, from lightweight jackets and T-shirts to cute ballet flats and sneakers.—
Jordan Julian,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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Some are even extending their ranges to the Arctic — such as red foxes, lynxes and orcas — as tundras green from climate change.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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Norton, his interest piqued, pays up to discover there is more like it at Ox Lake, 600 miles farther north in the open tundra known as the Barren Grounds.—
Malcolm Forbes,
Washington Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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Infused with nourishing tsubaki meadow oil, texturizing pink salt, and a plant blend of kale, carrot, and lemon extracts that, together, strengthen and add moisture, this featherlight formula hydrates, de-frizzes, and disappears upon contact—though the results stick around for hours.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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By May of last year, the runoff was so anemic that the creek my family uses to irrigate a grass-hay meadow in central Colorado nearly ran dry.—
Pete McBride,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Bottomland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottomland. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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